[BITList] Fwd: How they launched the big ones in Collingwood Ont..

[Michael Feltham]

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Date: 16 January 2011 20:24:45 GMT
To: "Mike Feltham" <ismay at mjfeltham.plus.com>
Subject: Fw: How they launched the big ones in Collingwood Ont..

Hello Mike,
 
Thought this may be of interrest to you.
Regards,
Don.

 
Subject: FW: How they launched the big ones in Collingwood Ont..





On May 24, 1883, the Collingwood Shipyards, formerly known as Collingwood Dry Dock Shipbuilding and Foundry Company Limited, opened with a special ceremony. On September 12, 1901, the Huronic was launched in Collingwood, the first steel-hulled ship launched in Canada. The shipyards produced Lakers and during World War II contributed to the production of Corvettes for the Royal Canadian Navy. Shipbuilding was one of the principal industries in the town, employing as much as 10% of the total labour force. Overseas competition and over capacity in shipbuilding in Canada led to the demise of shipbuilding in Collingwood in September 1986.
I've never seen this before so I thought it might be something new for most of you too!
Collingwood was once known for it's shipbuilding. The Collingwood Shipyards built huge lakers and they were all launched sideways, usually about 12 o'clock noon.  School children would get out of school early, walk with their teachers, down the main street of Collingwood to watch the latest ship being launched..an amazing sight.  
As you can imagine the set-up and launch was finely tuned and a dangerous thing to do.  Many workers were injured or killed during this event.
 
 
 






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